Creation of Saskatchewan and Alberta
from part of the North-West Territories. Though
created on the same date, protocol dictated that Saskatchewan symbols occupy a
position superior to Alberta's on the Canadian Ensigns. In practice, the
official order of precedence was often not followed in its entirety.Dean Tiegs, 21 December 1997

31 March 1906

A royal warrant grants arms to British Columbia in
their present form (avoiding the sun ever setting on the British Empire).Dean Tiegs, 21 December 1997

25 August 1906

A royal warrant grants arms to Saskatchewan in their present form.Dean Tiegs, 21 December 1997

30 May 1907

A royal warrant grants arms to Alberta in their present form. I have seen
two photographs containing a symbol that, by process of elimination, must have
been for Alberta, but completely unlike the Alberta arms. Unfortunately, the
photos weren't good enough for me to discern any details. The symbol may have
been a preliminary proposal for the Alberta arms that was ultimately rejected.Dean Tiegs, 21 December 1997

Now that all provinces had been granted arms, it became possible to create
a new version of the unofficial flag:

This flag was presented both without and with the
adornments that were found on the great seal. (Fraser)

image by Herman De Wael

I was able to buy two old Canadian Red Ensigns from an antique dealer a few
weeks back. The first one has the Union Flag in the canton and nine provincial
crests under a crown and then surrounded by maple leaves (10 on each side) and
a beaver at their junction at the bottom. The nine are:

row 1 : Ontario, Quebec, one with a fish and three thistles (Nova Scotia
?)

row 2 : New Brunswick, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island

row 3 : Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba.

Don Wheeler, 15 February 1998

I would date this between 1907 (when Alberta was granted arms) and 1921
(when the royal arms of the Dominion were proclaimed, replacing the
multi-province shield).Dean Tiegs, 15 February 1998

04 May 1909

Establishment of the Royal Canadian Navy, which used the White Ensign
(without any distinctive mark) as ensign and the Canadian Blue Ensign as jack.Dean Tiegs - 21 December 1997

1911

Although the Royal Canadian Navy was
established in 1909, the use of the White Ensign was not authorised until,
provisionally, 03 March 1911, and confirmed 16 December. This also confirmed
the use of a White Pendant.D. Prothero, 22 December 1997